How to Grow and Care for Woodland Phlox

Woodland Phlox Care

Woodland phlox is a perfectnative-plant optionfor gardens with dappled shade.

Most gardeners treat it as aflowering ground coveroredging plant.

The soil should also drain well for best results.

Keep the soil of woodland phlox evenly moist, but never waterlogged at all times.

An system oflandscape mulchwill help retain moisture in the location that you have selected.

Anything that mimics the conditions on the forest floor is best.

Keep it fertilized in your landscape byworking compost into the groundaround your plant annually in spring.

There are many other attractive types of phlox.

Prune in the late summer and fall if you do not want the plant to reseed.

There are several options for propagating woodland phlox.

Outdoors, this would happen naturally in winter.

Woodland phlox blooms readily when in healthy conditions.

And since it’s fairly low-maintenance regarding sun and soil needs, these conditions should be easy to achieve.

Woodland phlox tends to start blooming in April and continues to bloom until June.

Woodland phlox puts out a show of dainty, blue-purple flowers.

Each of these smalls flowers has five petals, and the blooms are known for their sweet fragrance.

It can be helpful to plant a variety of flowers nearby that will draw these creatures to the area.

This plant rarely grows well as a potted plant because it’s more of a groundcover.

Dame’s rocket is an invasive plant that looks quite a bit like woodland phlox.

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